Clockers

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

The same can apply to most paddock observations. You don't know what you are seeing unless you have a baseline comparison for the horse. I look for more important paddock indications like the redneck trainer dressed up before a stakes, or local owners not bothering to show up before an important race.

I laughed.

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

I laughed.

The workout game in California is basically a cottage industry - they crave workout data out there more than anywhere else, all season long. I think it's mostly because, thanks to the weather, people don't really mind the long, toiling hours of doing it - even in the winter.

If about a third of the clocking that is done in California was done at other tracks, we'd have a tornado of additional data.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

The workout game in California is basically a cottage industry - they crave workout data out there more than anywhere else, all season long. I think it's mostly because, thanks to the weather, people don't really mind the long, toiling hours of doing it - even in the winter.

If about a third of the clocking that is done in California was done at other tracks, we'd have a tornado of additional data.

The information I crave is negative information. It is much more valuable to know when a horse is off his feed, was sick two days ago, or is just in the race to make the race go because the racing office has promised to write a race for another horse in the barn. Of course, the value of positive information goes up considerably when the horse in question is running for the first time or is making his American debut after being purchased overseas.